Every young baseball player dreams about playing in the Major Leagues, but only a handful will be able to turn those dreams into a reality. A Northeast Philadelphia native is the latest to take his turn at bat.

Yet, in the midst of a Mets victory, hope should have shined through the broadcast. As the Phillies struggled to make contact against New York’s Zack Wheeler, a blueprint for future success was displayed.

George Washington got beat badly by La Salle in the AAAA Philadelphia high school baseball city championship game on Thursday afternoon, but for the Washington baseball community, the score wasn’t at all that important.

Philadelphia Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg is attempting to juggle a difficult task during his first full season as a big league manager: Learning on the job while keeping an older, flawed roster in contention.